Today MarketingSherpa released the 2007 edition of its bestselling Business Technology Marketing Benchmark Guide. The comprehensive 280-page Guide features 189 charts, tables and
eyetracking heatmaps all newly researched for 2007. 1,083 real-life marketers contributed their own stats on budgeting, what works, and what doesn'st for this edition. Instant download
PDFs, printed copies and a complete table of contents are available at http://www.BusinessTechPR07.Marketingsherpa.com
Top 10 questions answered by MarketingSherpa Business Technology Benchmark Guide 2007:
#1. What percent of gross company revenues should go toward marketing What portion of marketing budgets should go to online versus offline How are B-to-B marketing budgets changing this
year
#2. How do my email marketing open and click rates compare to other B-to-B tech marketers How can I improve my email response rates in the corporate world
#3. How can I improve Webinar and white paper offer landing pages and online forms so more prospects register
#4. What works for B-to-B search marketing How do my search advertising and search optimization results compare to my peers
#5. Should we be podcasting as a marketing tactic How can we improve podcast results
#6. What are normal response rates for offline media such as direct postal mail, telemarketing, and trade shows for lead generation campaigns Plus, how are costs changing
#7. Which white paper titles and types of summary copy generate much higher response rates than others Should we be syndicating more white papers and what will that cost
#8. What'ss the average acceptance rate for webinar/webcast offers What percent of respondents actually end up attending How does lead quality differ between webinars and virtual trade
shows
#9. How many executives are sitting on a typical technology selection committee these days How many people do we have to influence at smal companies What about Fortune 1,000s
#10. What'ss a typical lead-to-sale closure rate What are the top challenges in improving our lead-to-close rate from marketing'ss perspective, and what fixes are advised to improve
things
For more information, including a complete list of charts, tables and eyetracking heatmapsthat are included in this edition, go to:
http://www.BusinessTechPR07.Marketingsherpa.com
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